ZURICH: FIFA on Wednesday categorically put a lid on moves actively supported by Saudi Arabia and the UAE to expand the World Cup 2022 in Qatar from expansion from 32 to 48 teams.
On January 10, 2017, the FIFA council unanimously decided in favour of expanding the FIFA World Cup to a 48-team competition as of the 2026 edition…
MUMBAI: Royal Stag, the official whisky partner of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019, is truly making the cricket fever larger than ever with the launch of a new limited-edition Cricket World Cup pack.
LONDON: Media rights value that accrues to the Premier League has risen by almost 8% to £9.2 billion ($11.64bn) for the next three seasons, the league's interim chief executive Richard Masters has said.
Masters, who delivered a keynote address at the FT Business of Football Summit, noted that it is booming overseas demand for…
BENGALRU: In the lead-up to the ICC World Cup, German sportswear brand PUMA on Tuesday announced the launch of a special collectors edition PUMA one8 cricket shoes - a tribute to team India's prolific captain and its brand ambassador Virat Kohli.
Virat will be seen sporting these gold spiked shoes at the World Cup. The first…
NEW DELHI: The Cycling Federation of India (CFI) here on Tuesday felicitated Honda Motorcycle and Scooter India Pvt Ltd (HMSI) for supporting young Indian cyclists representing India.
HMSI had signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the CFI in May 2017 to support Indian cyclists at a global level.
In the last…
LONDON: Former Pakistani captain Shahid Afridi has joined the Euro T20 Slam as icon player while the South African Twenty20 teams vice-captain JP Duminy and his country mate Imran Tahir will be among the six marquee players. The three-week long tournament will be held in Ireland, Scotland and the Netherlands from August 30.
SACRAMENTO, California: The Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center, a migratory museum that shares Asian Pacific American history, art and culture through innovative community-focused experiences, hosted their inaugural annual event – The Party - on Saturday, May 18.
The Party was created to raise awareness about the many…
LONDON: Baku will host the Europa League final between Arsenal and Chelsea on 29 May. But it has clearly not gone down well with the UK media, which has indulged in dog-whistle politics around the matter ever since it was confirmed that two British clubs would be contesting the finals.
It started with much bemoaning around the…
NEW YORK: Olympic Gold medalists and champion swimmers across the globe will hit the water sprinting this October in the International Swimming League's (ISL) inaugural season, which will take place in seven cities across the US and Europe.
The season will culminate in December at a custom-built pool in the heart of Las Vegas…
BASEL, Switzerland: More female club managers, course superintendents and golf course architects would drive greater profitability in the golf industry, according to a leading expert on diversity and inclusion in business.
Liz Dimmock, founder and CEO of Women Ahead, an award-winning social impact organization committed to…